Rule 8.3 - BHP BILLITON PLC
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in BHP BILLITON PLC
Class of relevant security USD0.50
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 18 March 2008
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 105,144,702 4.76% 3,609,568 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,583,054 0.16% 4,386,846 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,003,800 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 109,731,556 4.97% 8,749,189 0.40%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 1,000,000 14.6500
Purchase 80,000 14.8423
Purchase 74,000 14.9572
Purchase 250 15.0188
Purchase 470 14.6175
Purchase 275 14.5975
Purchase 360 14.8788
Purchase 5,705 14.6500
Purchase 470 14.6175
Purchase 15,900 15.1604
Purchase 389,130 14.8774
Purchase 100,000 14.9003
Purchase 100,000 15.0946
Purchase 128,336 14.9544
Purchase 37,358 15.0481
Purchase 9,225 14.8508
Purchase 30,850 14.9001
Purchase 275 14.8775
Purchase 90,529 14.9404
Purchase 72 15.0465
Purchase 1,256 15.1500
Purchase 325 14.9775
Purchase 21,172 14.9018
Purchase 46,000 14.8423
Purchase 216 14.7183
Purchase 4,554 14.9434
Purchase 18,320 14.9528
Purchase 38,998 14.8982
Purchase 995 15.1529
Purchase 1,592 14.8100
Purchase 7,600 14.6670
Purchase 1,655 14.7555
Purchase 350 14.8775
Purchase 79,688 15.1500
Sale 370 14.6012
Sale 35,723 15.0728
Sale 80,000 14.8423
Sale 19,394 14.9505
Sale 62,740 15.1336
Sale 210 15.0917
Sale 280 14.6012
Sale 6,340 14.9191
Sale 37,358 15.0481
Sale 725 15.0712
Sale 100,000 15.0946
Sale 128,336 14.6934
Sale 2,174 15.0426
Sale 46,000 14.8423
Sale 1,000,000 14.6500
Sale 67,000 15.1500
Sale 1,857 15.0117
Sale 70 15.0726
Sale 150 14.6012
Sale 100,000 15.0946
Sale 3,546 15.1500
Sale 100,000 14.9003
Sale 6,550 14.8134
Sale 8,000 14.8472
Sale 465 14.9912
Sale 76 14.9317
Sale 360 14.7125
Sale 1,000 15.0400
Sale 78 15.0317
Sale 200 14.6012
Sale 5,705 14.6500
Sale 350 14.9516
Sale 37,358 15.0481
Sale 218,453 14.9150
Sale 5,705 14.8100
Sale 80,000 14.8423
Sale 172,848 14.9835
Sale 1,000,000 14.6500
Sale 9,195 14.8702
Sale 56,265 15.1081
Sale 275 14.9812
Sale 46,000 14.8423
Sale 100 14.6012
Sale 130 15.0125
Sale 100,000 14.9003
Sale 1,015 14.9705
Sale 500 14.8712
Sale 11,300 15.0497
Sale 250 14.9912
Sale 4,600 14.9992
Sale 4,300 14.8904
Sale 89,919 15.2296
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 7600 14.6669
CFD Short 1655 14.7554
CFD Short 9225 14.8508
CFD Short 1013 14.864
CFD Short 389130 14.8773
CFD Short 38998 14.8982
CFD Short 30850 14.9001
CFD Short 89516 14.9412
CFD Short 4554 14.9433
CFD Short 18320 14.9528
CFD Short 128336 14.9544
CFD Short 74000 14.9571
CFD Short 995 15.1528
CFD Short 15900 15.1603
CFD Long 128336 14.6933
CFD Long 6550 14.8133
CFD Long 126000 14.8422
CFD Long 8000 14.8471
CFD Long 9195 14.8702
CFD Long 183624 14.8709
CFD Long 10488 14.8798
CFD Long 4300 14.8904
CFD Long 100000 14.9002
CFD Long 218453 14.915
CFD Long 6340 14.919
CFD Long 172848 14.9834
CFD Long 4600 14.9992
CFD Long 2174 15.0426
CFD Long 37358 15.0481
CFD Long 11300 15.0497
CFD Long 35723 15.0727
CFD Long 100000 15.0946
CFD Long 56265 15.108
CFD Long 52252 15.1845
CFD Long 89919 15.2296
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
None
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES
Date of disclosure 19 March 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -250,000 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -1,775 1,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 150 1,500.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500 1,650.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 700 1,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk